So now we know what the book covers will look like...

[donnaimmaculata]

...And already there are "Oh no, poor Snape has been forced by evil Dumbledore to continue teaching Harry!!!11" vibes. But look at it logically: We want Dumbledore to force Snape to continue teaching Harry. Because the books are written from Harry's perspective. If Snape no longer teaches Harry, there will be less Snape in the books.

Unless, of course, one doesn't care for canon!Snape, because Rowling has no grasp of his character anyway.

Comments

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Whatever she might do to him - the fans understand his motives better in any case ;-)

[ptyx.livejournal.com]

You know, I have no major complaints about her characterisation of Snape. I think he's more consistent than Sirius, Dumbledore and Hermione, for instance. But I don't know what will happen if JKR tries to explain him. Probably half of us Snapefans won't like it. He can easily become too fluffy or too evil. Part of Snape's charm is his mystery. (I know some fans don't agree, but that's how I see him.)

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

What I love about the HP universe is that there are so many fascinating characters, who are not in the focus of the story and who are not explained in depth. In other words: Her supporting cast is great to play with. We have just enough to speculate about the characters' backgrounds and motives.

I don't want her to explain too much about her characters. It would be nice to see more of some less important characters with potential, but I don't want to know too much about, say, Remus or Snape. It's like the great shipping debate. The fun thing is to try to come up with different pairings and scenarios, all of which have a foundation in canon. If she told us how it really is, there would be nothing left to play with.

And Snape's mystery is definitely, definitely a great part of Snape's charm. I love this guy for not letting me know his true self ;-)